reproval
61revilement — n 1. vituperation, assailment, abuse, attack, belaboring; curse, execration, imprecation, malediction, anathematization; invective, railing, fulmination, upbraiding, objurgation, contumely, berating, scolding, tongue lashing; censure, reproach,… …
62scolding — n reprimand, chiding, Inf. dressing down, Inf. trimming, U.S. Inf. bawling out, tongue lashing, hell; reproof, reproval, reproach, rebuke, castigation; chastisement, rap on the knuckles, slap on the wrists; talking to, lecture, admonishment,… …
63wag — I. /wæg / (say wag) verb (wagged, wagging) –verb (t) 1. to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: the dog wagged its tail. 2. to move (the tongue) in talking. 3. to shake (a finger) at… …
64admonition — [n1] caution advice, apprisal, counsel, forewarning, warning; concepts 78,274 admonition [n2] scolding berating, dressing down*, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproval, talking to*, upbraiding; concepts 44,52 …
65rebuke — [n] reprimand; harsh criticism admonishment, admonition, affliction, bawling out*, berating, blame, castigation, censure, chewingout*, chiding, comeuppance, condemnation, correction, disapproval, dressing down*, earful*, expostulation, going… …
66reproof — [repro͞o′v lri pro͞of′] n. [ME reprove < OFr reprouve < reprouver] the act of reproving or something said in reproving; rebuke; censure: also reproval [repro͞o′v l] …
67admonishment — noun a firm rebuke • Syn: ↑admonition, ↑monition • Derivationally related forms: ↑admonish, ↑admonish (for: ↑admonition) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
68admonition — noun 1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) (Freq. 3) a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality the warning was to beware of surprises his final word of advice was not to… …
69bawling out — noun a severe scolding • Syn: ↑castigation, ↑earful, ↑chewing out, ↑upbraiding, ↑going over, ↑dressing down • Derivationally related forms: ↑upbraid ( …
70berating — noun a severe rebuke he deserved the berating that the coach gave him • Syn: ↑blowing up • Hypernyms: ↑rebuke, ↑reproof, ↑reproval, ↑reprehension, ↑reprimand …
